Combined holder and case



Feb. 19, 1929. 1,702,996

' LA RUE R. COPPAGE COMBINED nownn AND CASE Filed April 13, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 19, 1929.

LA RUE CQPPAGE cousmnn aommn Ann CASE Filed April 15,, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' INVENTQR LaRue B. Coppqyo WITNESSES ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 19, 1929.

UNITED STATES 1,702,996 PATENT OFFICE.

LA RUE R. COPPAGE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW Y RK, ASSIGNOR TO THE GOPPAGE PRINTING AND LOOSE LEAF COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, .N. Y., ACQRPORATION on NEW YORK.

COMBINED HOLDER AND CASE.

Application filed April 13, 1928. Serial No. 269,813.

purposes; to enable a person to remove the cards, sheets, or the ledger for posting ontries, or for handling the cards, sheets or the ledger for any purpose; to completely enclose the cards, sheets, or the ledger under lock and key at the close of a day; and to provide a portable means of the indicated character which will embody improved features of construction.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will appear when the following specification is read in connection with the accompanying drawing,

in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combined holder and case. r Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View. I

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the holder, there being a ledger arranged therein.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View, the section being taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 5

Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken on the line 55. of Fig. 4.

The article of the invention comprises a holder 10, for cards, sheets, or a ledger, and a case section, boX or cover 11 adapted to be associated with the holder for. completely 1 enclosing the cards, sheets or the ledger. The parts may be made of any preferredmaterial and are preferably made of metal, mainly sheet metal. 8

The holder 10 includes a part of sheet metal formed to provide a bottom 12. and ends 13 integral with the bottom 12. A cross sectionally L-shaped member or angle iron 14 is socured to each side edge of the bottom 12.

Hingedly connected with the upper edge of each of the members 1 1 is a side plate 15, the hinges being indicated at 16. The side plates 15 are movable relatively toward and away from each other, and have limited movement away from each other by the provision of any suitable means. The plates 15 extend above the ends 13. In the present instance the said means consists of two pairs of members 17 and 18 associated with each side plate 15 and each of the ends 13. One end of each member 17 is pivotally connected as at 19 with its side plate 15, the opposite end thereof is pivotally connected as at 20 with one end of the related member 18, and the opposite end of the member 18 is pivotally connected as at 21 with the related end 13. Use is made of a member 22 V for maintaining an effective pivot-a1 connection of the members 18 with the related end 13. Stops 23 carried by each end 13 cooperate respectively with the members 17 for limiting the outward swinging movement of the side plates 15, as shown most clearly in dotted lines in Fig. 1.. If desired the holder 10 may have arranged in each end thereof a guard plate 24 secured at the lower edge to a block 25 secured'to the bottom 12. Each plate 24 is disposed on the inside of the related members 17 and 18, and prevents the edges of the articles placed in the holder from interfering with the movement of the members 17 and 18. The bottom 12 on the under side thereof is provided with rubber cushions or feet 26 on. which the holder rests. In order to give greater stability to the holder there is provided a member or bar 27 pivotally connected as at 28 with the bottom 12,.the opposite ends respectively of the bar 27 having cushions or feet 29. The said bar 27 is adapted to be brought to a longitudinally disposed position beneath the bottom 12, as shown in full Y lines in Fig. 2, or to atransversely disposed position as shown in dot and dash lines in Fig. 2, or as shown in Fig. 3', for the purpose mentioned.

The case section, box or cover 11 is adapted to be brought down over the side plates 15, and is so constructed as to constitute with the holder 10 a case for completely enclosing the cards, sheet-s or a ledger arranged in the hold: 9

or 1.0. Suitable latching devices 30 are provided to hold the cov er 11 in place on the holder 10. Each latching device consists of each other, and means limiting the swinging said link members of each pair, each pair of movement of the plates away from each other, link members being disposed on the inside of said means comprising pairs of link members, the related end of the holder, and guard the link members of each pair being pivotplate secured to said bottom and disposed ally connected together, one link member of on the inside of the related link members. each pair being pivotally connected with one Signed at New York in the county of New of the ends of the holder, and the other link York and State of New York this 10th day of member being pivotally connected with one April, A. D. 1928. is of said plates, and a stop on the related end 10 of the holder which is engageable by one of LA RUE COPEAG 

